Meat Grinders

[EWO]

Mine is a homemade smoker as well. It does a pretty good job and actually holds temperature better than I expected.

Agreed. We use to have the best butcher shop for miles. When the guy retired another took over but soon drove it in the ground. I work about 45 miles from home but there are some quality shops there. Like you said, more expensive but better cuts and better selection. Although it is miles from home I am already there with work.

Like most things the quality is worth the extra money. EWO

[brokeback]

EWO,

The fuel prices taking a week or so to adjust is because the fuel in the tanks at the filling station(s) was purchased at the previous barrel price. So until they re-fuel most times they hold steady.

Meat is extremely high where I live as well. Hell even the cheap cuts of chicken are $1.19 per lb. Hamburger meat here is around $4 per lb, a roast is $6 a lb! Makes one consider raising your own food, but unless you can raise a large number of head it's really even more expensive.

I was wondering about the, SB. With beef prices so high I was thinking about buying a cow or two and have them slaughtered but I wondered if it'd even be cheaper or not.

I bought a few chickens to get some eggs layed but I guess I bought them at the wrong time lol. We've been having nothing but cloudy, cool days and they haven't layed a darn egg yet lol. So far they're just pet chickens lol.

[S_B]

I was wondering about the, SB. With beef prices so high I was thinking about buying a cow or two and have them slaughtered but I wondered if it'd even be cheaper or not.

I bought a few chickens to get some eggs layed but I guess I bought them at the wrong time lol. We've been having nothing but cloudy, cool days and they haven't layed a darn egg yet lol. So far they're just pet chickens lol.

I actually went for the chicken raising this past spring. I purchased them as chicks and raised them on my garden vegetables. They were thriving and ultra healthy. I let them free range by day and they went into their kennel (lol) at night. They just started laying in November.

Once it got cold I could not get them to eat feed, they only wanted to free range and became skinny. I tried all sorts of different chicken food, even exotic bird feed with mostly nuts and dried fruit. They were having none of it. They wouldn't touch store bought vegetables or bread, I must have gotten some odd chickens. They were Rhode Island Reds.

Anyhow I fed the remaining birds (the ones my house dog hadn't helped herself to) to the dogs. My dogs never got used to them either, at all. I had to keep them coop'd more and more otherwise with the cooler temperature and wet weather the yard would be a mess. So I'll just get my eggs from the fella down the road.

Sorry for rambling off topic...

S_B

[S_B]

What do you folks think about electric smokers?

I've been half ass talked into trying one. Everyone I've talked to lately has retired the iron smoker and bought one of those electric fridge looking smokers. They claim you get the same product and it's a lot less hassle. I'm not totally convinced, seems that wood burning red hot in that hot iron box adds that special flavor.

[bamaman]

What do you folks think about electric smokers?

I've been half ass talked into trying one. Everyone I've talked to lately has retired the iron smoker and bought one of those electric fridge looking smokers. They claim you get the same product and it's a lot less hassle. I'm not totally convinced, seems that wood burning red hot in that hot iron box adds that special flavor.

I would highly recommend the Weber Charcoal Smoker if your just looking for a good quality smoker to feed the family from time to time.I have one myself and they are worth the price tag.

[EWO]

I have a Masterbuilt electric smoker. I just got it as a gift for Christmas. Only cooled four or five times. Fence riding on it right now. The food was good and it was easy. With only a couple of handfuls of woodchips over 5 hours the chicken tasted way too smoky. The beef ribs turned out nice as I did not use as many chips, only a few about an hour out. There are four racks of baby backs going right now. We will see later tonight.

I think I like it thus far. I'm still a wood guy when it comes to cooking so I am not completely sold. My brother in law has one and he did the turkey at Thanksgiving and it was as good as any smoked bird I have ever had.

EWO

[S_B]

I have a Masterbuilt electric smoker. I just got it as a gift for Christmas. Only cooled four or five times. Fence riding on it right now. The food was good and it was easy. With only a couple of handfuls of woodchips over 5 hours the chicken tasted way too smoky. The beef ribs turned out nice as I did not use as many chips, only a few about an hour out. There are four racks of baby backs going right now. We will see later tonight.

I think I like it thus far. I'm still a wood guy when it comes to cooking so I am not completely sold. My brother in law has one and he did the turkey at Thanksgiving and it was as good as any smoked bird I have ever had.

EWO

That's interesting about the wood chips, less is more. From what I've been told by guys with custom built smokers, they've retired them and have gone electric. No more adding wood and checking constantly. The ease of the electric smoker has won them over with pretty much the same results.

S_B

[bamaman]

I like my lil weber u can use wood or charcoal , both if you like and it doesn't take a lot .It has been a nice little addition.My next cooker is a green egg I have just about all the cash saved up for it.I can't wait to get this beast.But when I feed the whole crew always go back to my home made smoker its plenty big ,but just too big for a few people.

[S_B]

I like my lil weber u can use wood or charcoal , both if you like and it doesn't take a lot .It has been a nice little addition.My next cooker is a green egg I have just about all the cash saved up for it.I can't wait to get this beast.But when I feed the whole crew always go back to my home made smoker its plenty big ,but just too big for a few people.

Sounds good when is the next BBQ?

[bamaman]

Sounds good when is the next BBQ?

Lol man I try to have one every weekend .